# shetani

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili shetani, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shetani